Emerging from the ruins of the war of independence in 1971 with a devastated economy, Bangladesh has gradually transformed ...

According to UNICEF, more than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as ...

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17. It reminds us that, despite significant progress over the years, many people still live in poverty. For ...

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DHAKA (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in Bangladesh has fallen sharply over a decade, to 47 million from 63 million, a new World Bank report said on Thursday. Despite a growing ...

The study also found that poverty among the poorest households could fall by four percentage points from the current 37.2% ...

LONDON (Reuters)- Bangladesh has had 40 years of exceptional progress in health, with infant mortality down, life expectancy up and good disease control, all despite being one of the world's poorest ...

Catechist, Ananda Tripura, often journeys on foot along poor roads and crosses rivers by boat to offer spiritual and pastoral care to tribal Catholic families in remote villages in southeastern ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. World Food Prize awarded to founder of BRAC, which has helped up to 150 million ultra-poor ...

Endogeneity problems such as self-selection and program placement bias are key issues in estimating the impact of microcredit programs. Self-selection problem occurs when borrowers select themselves ...